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Bond ETFs take a record $74 billion in October

The sixth straight month above $50 billion puts 2026 fixed income ETF flows at $542 billion, ETF Trends reports.

By The Tape desk13 min read

At a glance

  1. October alone was about 14% of the year’s total and nearly one and a half times the $50 billion monthly mark.
  2. Seventy-six percent of bond ETFs took net inflows in October, ETF Trends reports, so a flow total says little about which fund won a mandate.
  3. New supply continued at both ends of the curve.

Fixed income ETFs took in a record $74 billion in October, the sixth straight month above $50 billion, lifting 2026 bond ETF flows to $542 billion, ETF Trends reports.

October alone was about 14% of the year’s total and nearly one and a half times the $50 billion monthly mark.

Seventy-six percent of bond ETFs took net inflows in October, ETF Trends reports, so a flow total says little about which fund won a mandate. Expense ratio, index rules and the maturity bucket a fund holds separate one bond ETF from another.

New supply continued at both ends of the curve. Eurizon listed its first nine ETFs on Xetra, all euro government bond funds split by maturity — 1–3 years, 3–5, 1–10 and the full curve — alongside a currency-hedged US government fund. Guggenheim’s actively managed ultra-short GCSH, which charges 25 basis points, passed $300 million in under five months and reported a 4.49% 30-day SEC yield on Sept. 30.

Reported by The Tape desk from ETF Trends and Weekly ETF data pack — European sector flows, Eurizon and Guggenheim items. Published . Corrections

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